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Welcome Home, War!

However detached from the wars being fought in their name most Americans may seem, war itself never stays far from home for long

Fired shots on the equipment used to build the Iron wall in Rafah and the

The “Guardian” newspaper accused the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the Palestinian Security officers of torturing members of the Hamas movement in the West Bank.

Obama Fails to Reset Foreign Policy

Two losing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; policies of unilateralism and preemption, and a global war on terrorism that included torture and abuse, secret prisons and extraordinary renditions left US

Drone Race to a Known Future

Whatever the short-term gains from introducing drone warfare in these last years, we are now locked into the 24/7 assassination trade -- with our own set of non-suicide bombers on

Bombing Quetta?

An attack on Quetta, and on the leadership of the Afghan Taliban is something else entirely - and not just because bombing Quetta would probably result in mass civilian casualties,

Whatever Mistakes We Have Made

Obama also claimed that US interventions in other countries are designed to bring 'stability' and 'security.'

Needed for Mideast Peace: A Sense of Urgency

If walking away is irresponsible move of Obama, what is the best way forward? Asks Martin Indyk.

Headlines from the region

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $162 million loan to bolster a Moroccan program aimed at widening access to financial services, the bank said on Friday.

Headlines from the region

Saudi Arabia was the biggest buyer of U.S. weapons during a four-year span with $11.2 billion in deals, followed by the United Arab Emirates with $10 billion, the U.S. Congressional

Talking to Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan comes calling on President Obama at a particularly delicate time.